Preaching

Forgiven Sinners in Full Bloom

03/29/23

13 mins

By Donavon Riley

If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
297: Norman Nagel - A Lenten Sermon

03/08/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Red, Red Wine… In this episode, we discuss Norman Nagel’s Lenten sermon on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers, focusing on the gift-giving God and what interferes with Jesus being a gift for us.
- Lent
- Preaching
- Sermons
294: Paulson - Trying to Believe in Double Predestination

02/15/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley Steven Paulson

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?
293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

02/08/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
292: Capon - Foolishness of Preaching

02/01/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Your Guilt Is Misplaced. In this episode, we discuss Robert Capon’s book, The Foolishness of Preaching. We focus on Capon’s argument for why death and resurrection must be preached for a sermon to be rightly called a Christian sermon, for it to be a Gospel proclamation, and the consequences for preachers who avoid addressing sin, death, and forgiveness of sins.
- Preaching
- Proclamation
291: Schleiermacher - The Death of the Saviour the End of All Sacrifices

01/25/23

7 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Isn’t That A Daisy? In this episode, we discuss Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Good Friday sermon, focusing on preaching the cross, where to locate sin, what effect the law has on our external works, and why a proclaimer is necessary to get the Gospel.
An S.O.S to God

01/09/23

11 mins

By Donavon Riley

The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
285: R.C. Sproul - The Birth of Jesus

12/21/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Let’s Not Talk About Love. In this episode, we discuss R.C. Sproul’s Christmas sermon wherein he preaches on the Gospel of Luke chapter 2. The espresso kicked in early, and we read through the whole sermon before diving deep into the distinction between exposition and proclamation, so buckle up. Riley talks too much while Gillespie exercises patience and restraint.
283: Luther - It is true that the child was born of the virgin and is mine

12/16/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

It’s Addressed To You. Open It! In this episode, we discuss Martin Luther’s sermon on Luke 2 for Christmas afternoon. What’s the consequence of the “to you” and “for you” of Luke’s Gospel message for Christians?
279: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas

11/24/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

They Call Me… Tim. In this episode, we discuss Tim Keller’s sermon, The Purpose of Christmas. Does it matter that Jesus’ birth is a historical fact? What’s the difference between an eyewitness account and a legend? What are we really preaching at Christmas, and why should anyone care?
277: Von Rad - The Prophet's Freedom

11/16/22

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

God Doesn’t Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad’s explanation of a prophet’s freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What’s at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision?
273: Forde - The preaching and teaching of Jesus can only be handed on as the Word of the cross

11/02/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Force’s book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus’ preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation.
- Preaching
- Gerhard Forde

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